When you think of contortionists, images of circus performers (perhaps a la Cirque du Soleil) likely come to mind. The bending, twisting, and stretching seem impossible — and never fail to mesmerize.

A remarkable contortionist family has amazed viewers after showcasing their extreme flexibility skills together in a unique ...

Cirque du Soleil LUZIA performer Aleksei Goloborodko, widely known as “The World’s Most Flexible Man,” hosted a unique ...

There are some performances that are difficult to watch and also difficult to look away from — and Ukrainian contortionist Oleksandr Yenivatov has seemingly mastered that tough line to walk. The ...

SEATTLE — Peter Amelia is a trapeze artist and contortionist with Seattle’s Versatile Arts and Arcadia circus schools. "Increasing flexibility has just changed my life so dramatically," Peter said.

Aleksei Goloborodko, a performer in Cirque du Soleil’s hit show LUZIA is profiled in CBC series, Cirque Life Image | Aleksei Goloborodko, a performer in Cirque du Soleil’s hit show LUZIA is profiled ...

It’s tempting to say that Otgo Waller’s life has taken some bizarre twists. But that’d be too easy. So let’s offer, instead, that Waller always has been flexible about dealing with curves that life ...

Britt Hertz facilitates a head-to-head flexibility battle between professional gymnasts and contortionists.

When Oliver Herzfeld did his first training session in a Manhattan athletic studio with contortion instructor Jonathan Nosan in 2016, it didn’t go quietly. “Jonathan pushed me through a lot of scary ...